What if you threw a party and nobody came?

When the mayor of Canada’s capital city decides to boycott the American ambassador’s annual Fourth of July picnic, you know the jig is up with the Yanks.

Party like it's 2015: Thousands of guests attended the 2015 U.S. ambassador's Fourth of July party. This year's is expected to be a lot smaller and some in Ottawa are boycotting the annual bash. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

July 2, 2018

OTTAWA—What if you threw a party and nobody came? That is exactly what might happen to the annual Fourth of July bash at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Rockcliffe. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is not known as a big risk taker. Throughout his time in politics, as a Parliament Hill employe...

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